Originally Posted by onehundred80
Many good points and I agree with you, but sports car - not so much.
I do not consider it a sports car at all, too many comforts and too heavy as a result. It's more suited for the open road and long distances. GT class more like it, but maybe that's my biased British background showing.
I couldn't agree more--it's definitely a GT. And I think that's what confuses people, admittedly myself as well initially. The problem is that for the price, it competes with cars like the 350z which was a bit clumsier in some respects, but also had more overall performance.
If the large tires didn't intrude upon an otherwise smooth ride, the XF would make a very decent long distance car. I'm sure the SLK is probably like this, but everytime I see an R170, I'm happy I went with the crossfire.